Christopher Reeve's son Will caught pantless in 'Good Morning America', says 'they're shorts I promise'
While it might be extremely comfortable to go pantless while your dressed-up upper half is visible on a video call, one news anchor became the butt of all jokes when his legs were out there for everyone to see. ABC correspondent Will Reeve, who is the son of late actor Christopher Reeve, took comfort a bit too far when he was seen pantless while reporting the news.
On April 28, Will joined 'Good Morning America' anchors Michael Strahan and Amy Robach via video call for a segment called 'Pharmacies of the Future', while in quarantine.
During the call, Will was seen dressed in business casuals from the waist up and a bit too casual from the waist down. Unfortunately for Will, he positioned himself in an unlucky manner where his comfortable shorts were seen on TV.
A local film critic took a screenshot of the segment and shared it on Twitter along with the caption, "Hey put some pants on my guy." Will, 27, responded to the tweet which has since gone viral. He said, "They’re shorts I promise," along with a facepalm emoji.
Will also shared the same tweet on his Twitter account and jokingly addressed the embarrassing moment. He captioned the image, "I have ARRIVED* *in the most hilariously mortifying way possible." He also shared a second tweet where he wrote, "I will not be getting hired as a camera operator any time soon."
Will later took to Twitter to share a statement explaining what had happened. The statement read, "Trying to be efficient I got ready for a post-GMA workout a little too soon this morning. The camera angle, along with friends, family, and several hundred strangers on social media made me rethink my morning routine."
"Any sartorial tips from these people who are wearing a belt, trousers, and shoes during their work video calls at home are most welcome. Now, back to work. Wearing pants," the statement continued.
Many social media users took to commenting on the post expressing how much they loved it. One such user shared, "I absolutely love it! We all know people teleworking from home have either no pants or jammies on." A second user-added, "As a professor, I can absolutely say I’ve worn a nice shirt with either shorts or pajama pants on multiple times."
A third shared, "This should be the new standard. Do not let the world shout u down, u are a hero and a prophet."
Both Strahan and Robach have been anchoring the ABC morning show from the New York studio but their colleagues have been working from home given the deadly coronavirus pandemic. It was just earlier this month that GMA anchor George Stephanopoulos revealed that he was diagnosed with COVID-19. His wife Ali Wentworth had contracted the illness a few weeks before him. Last week, he joined his colleagues via video call and shared that he would be participating in a clinical trial for patients who have recovered from the deadly virus.
The 59-year-old anchor had said, "Last week I signed up for one of those clinical trials for recovered COVID patients to donate blood plasma to see how that could help with treatment going into the future," before adding that he has been looking forward to hopefully helping people with his donation.